Why was Prince Henry the Navigator important?

Answer 1

Prince Henry was the youngest son of Portugal's King John I and Queen Phillipa, so he would never rule his country. Instead, he began to sail to Africa to discover a sea route to different lands. He never found it, but made a huge impact on geographic knowledge at the time. He also wanted to spread Christianity to distant lands. He converted Native African tribes. All his ships depicted a red cross on the sails.

Answer 2

Henry, son of King John I of Portugal,is famous because he earned the respect of his countrymen early in life by his bravery in the Battle of Ceuta(1415),a victory over Muslim forces that allowed European forces to establish their first permanent position in North Africa. Henry devoted a lot of his energy to studying the sea and distant exotic places, some were real and some were imagined.

Answer 3

Prince Henry the Navigator was an explorer who expanded the Europeans' knowledge of the world. On one of his expeditions he found a point further south than any European had ever been. He also employed mapmakers to make better maps of the world.

Answer 4

he was famous for hiring astronomers, geographers, mathematicians

Answer 5

he could have better trade routes